L. Ron Hubbard's great-grandson breaks it down.

[Courtesy Flush]

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[postulater]

1. That guy is bitter.

It looks like his great grandfather is still with him.

I wonder what his talent would be if he wasn't using his greatgrandfather as a way to make a living.

Gotta pay the psychiatrist bill.

[EC]

2. Well, I'd say he was a writer.

But he listened to his father and is telling the truth about Scientology to the world...I really hope someday their tax exempt status will be removed...they are a cult and they are a syndicate for making money...they are not a religion.

On edit: He is also a very nice looking young man.

[The Doctor.]

6. Actually, they're not technically a cult.

They have the tenets of ascension that a real religion does. Any religion has a series of formalized steps, I forget the term, but I'm running a search.

Nonetheless, cults have a form of 'induction' or 'initiation' in order to become a member, but that's where the formalities tend to end. A religion, otoh, requires a series of formalized studies, tests, demonstrations, ceremonies, etc (can't find the word) in order to achieve standing that every member must complete.

Both are true for Scientology, but even the initiation bears formality.

Many will say that cults are just 'bad' and religions 'good', or some other arbitrary and non-objective determination. The fact is that the only truly objective difference is as described above.

Personally, I believe the legitimization of blind zealotry through formal standards is bunk, and all religions are still just cults. But where a distinction is to be made, it is there nonetheless.

[The Doctor.]

5. That's no surprise.

His Great Grandfather was a megalomaniacal con-man.

His talent would likely be storytelling, but knowing the truth while the rest of the world believes in the deception kinda' makes a guy want to speak up.

There might be a few folks around here who know something about that.

[PDJane]

3. powerful indeed........

[chalky]

4. Damn. That was...wow.

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